Design guru Jeffrey Zeldman talks about Aventis’ brand-new website, and what can be learned from the experience…

Lalaland was conceived by Alison Hladkyj as a vacation from client changes, art direction madness and the general frustration of creating web sites to fund her shoe fetish. See for yourself what kind of images people from all over the world send to this South African gal, now completely adapted to the i.am.canadian lifestyle. Want to be part of the online photo gallery? Photos can be submitted based on monthly themes. Photos link to your personal web site.

Ever considered that IQ tests might miss your real abilities ? Howard Gardner and a host of other researchers tell you about their latest measures of real intelligence….

Some of you know Ray and his brother Joe, but did you know that BCP - their band - just released their 7th CD ? With all the hectic activity that surrounds an album release, it’s amazing that Fresh Joe still had the time to sit down with BCP Online and give his thoughts on his new solo album. Even more amazing that he brought along Ray, executive producer and main BCP musician, to offer his thoughts as well. Sit back and listen to them break down the album song by song…

Longtime friend MK pointed me to the works of 15+year medicinal chemist Derek Lowe. His blog contains a collection of op-ed pieces on everything from the Nobel prize to chemical warfare. Written from a medicial chemist’s perspective, the stories are timely, enjoyable and well worth the visit. One article I really liked was his “Wishlist of a Medicinal Chemist”.

You have encountered this many times: You’re trying to code for a certain look, and the browser simply doesn’t display it the way you want it. It’s the browser’s fault! Saila.com has compiled answers to many of your problems, along with tips about HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and other Web development and design issues. Another site, Codepunk has published extensive tips for CSS implementation and how to make it work on NN4. Between the three sites, all my questions were answered. Lastly, Eric Meyer has compiled a compatibility chart for CSS1/CSS2 and a variety of NN and IE browsers. Very useful as well.

How are you supposed to code websites these days? Using CSS2 ? XHTML ? What started out as an innocent little question turned into a weeklong research project. The findings and conclusions are summarized in this latest original essay, along with plenty of links to relevant resources. Buckle up and get ready !

You’ve probably seen the ads for John Woo’s latest oeuvre, The Hire. Shot in James Bond fashion, BMW showcases their latest cars in spectacular settings. A follow-up to last year’s round of short films..

The Pix Remix is a web project aimed at generating dynamic artwork and design over a short period of time. We start with a simple photograph, scanned and emailed to the first of our 24 participants. On receiving this, they work on the image over a one hour period, and then email their ‘remix’ on to the next person in the chain. This continues until everyone has remixed and ‘passed it on’ in an international game of Chinese Whispers. This will then be documented in book form. Visit the site ‘book’ page for more details..

The Lomo Project is a collection of photos taken with different Lomo Cameras. At present, more than 45 artists that have submitted their works. The contest is still open for submissions. It is an attempt at gathering the most beautiful pictures they can get their hands on, and putting them up for everyone to see. Sit back and enjoy the pictures…